FOS Blog

11/09/2025

She comes home, unrested, heart full of the burden she carries just from existing. The pressure of functioning in an ever so shunning social hemisphere. Pressure that can make diamonds crack and willpower fragment into miniscule pieces. She cuts her blue hair (an euphemism for her veins) as many times as she’s been failed by mankind, marking it as tallies each time the weight becomes unbearable. Each mark is a muted cry for help, a silent testimony etched into her skin that no one ever stopped to read.

Written By: Yeran Fernando

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/world-suicide-prevention-day-2/

She comes home, unrested, heart full of the burden she carries just from existing. The pressure of functioning in an ever so shunning social hemisphere. Pressure that can make diamonds crack and willpower fragment into miniscule pieces. She cuts her blue hair (an euphemism for her veins) as many tim...

09/09/2025

Every year since 1967, the world has come together to celebrate International Literacy Day on 8 September, which reminds policymakers, practitioners, and the public of the critical importance of literacy. UNESCO established this day because of the importance of literacy as a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of personal and societal development.

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/international-literacy-day/

Written by: Chamya Gallage

"Literacy is much more than an educational priority - it is the ultimate investment in the future and the first step towards all...

02/09/2025

They say we are made of stardust. And that’s not just poetic fluff, it’s true. Every element in your body heavier than hydrogen and helium was born in the fiery death of ancient stars. When those stars exploded in supernovae, they scattered their ashes across the cosmos, carbon, oxygen, iron, and all the ingredients of life. Eventually, some of that stardust came together in a small solar system around a modest star. And here we are.

Written by : Aparna Nanayakkara

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/older-than-you-think-maybe-forever/

They say we are made of stardust. And that’s not just poetic fluff, it’s true. Every element in your body heavier than hydrogen and helium was born in the fiery death of ancient stars. When those stars exploded in supernovae, they scattered their ashes across the cosmos, carbon, oxygen, iron, an...

26/08/2025

වේලාව සවස හය පසු වුණා පමණි. ඒ වන විටත් බටහිර අහසෙන් හිරු අවරට ගොස් අවසන් ව තිබුණි. ගොම්මන් අඳුර අප වෙළාගෙන ඇත. දිනක් තුළ කිලෝ මීටර් හතළිහකට ආසන්න දුරක් ඒමෙන් අපි සැම හෙම්බත් වී සිටියෙමු. දැන් අපගේ සිතේ තිබුණේ සිසිල් දිය පොදකින් අපේ සිරුරු සනසාගෙන සුවපහසු නින්දක් ලබාගැනීමේ අරමුණ පමණි.

Written by: Pamuditha Silva

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/yala_to_katharagama/

23/08/2025

Every year, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition reminds us to pause and look back at a sequence of events that are both inhuman and enlightening. It is not just about cruelty, it is about the deep seated prejudices we carried forward. This day has its roots in the Haitian Revolution of 1791, when enslaved people rose up and said, “Enough, that is it.” The rest is history.

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/remembering-slavery/

Written by: Rukesan Sivayogan

Every year, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition reminds us to pause and look back at a sequence...

16/08/2025

විද්‍යා පීඨය යනු සිසුන්ගේ බුද්ධිමය අභියෝගයන්ගෙන් පිරුණු අත්හදා බැලීම් වල රසායනික සුවඳින් සහ සංකීර්ණ සමීකරණ වල නිශ්ශබ්දතාවයෙන් වෙලී ගිය ලෝකයකි. එහි සෑම කොනකම පාහේ රඳා පැවතුණේ නව සොයාගැනීම් වලට ඇති ආශාව සහ දැනුම පිපාසය යි. අමායා, භෞතික විද්‍යා විශේෂ උපාධිය හදාරන තෙවන වසරේ සිසුවියකි. ඇගේ දෑස් වල තිබුණේ විශ්වයේ රහස් විනිවිද දකින තීක්ෂණ බවකි. ඇය සෑම විටම තම අධ්‍යයන කටයුතු කෙරෙහි දැඩිව අවධානය යොමු කළ අතර ඇය බොහෝ විට ප්‍රමාද වනතුරුම පුස්තකාලයේ හෝ භෞතික විද්‍යාගාරයේ රැඳී සිටියාය.

Written by: Janith Dinuka

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/theoretical-love/

13/08/2025

Have you ever seen little fireflies flying on a night? I’m sure you all did. Even as a child, I’ve wondered how they glow at night. What I could know is, they are glowing because of a gene. Genes are the blueprint for life which are segments of DNA that contain the information necessary for building and maintaining organisms. They carry specific characteristics or traits, such as eye color, blood type, hair color, and susceptibility to certain diseases.
Now let me take you to a fairy world a bit!

Written by : Sashini Madhubhashini

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/the-magic-of-glowing-petunia/

27/07/2025

The search for odd perfect numbers is one of the oldest unsolved problems in mathematics, captivating mathematicians for over two millennia. This question combines simplicity with depth, demonstrating the beauty and mystery within mathematical inquiry. Despite advances in technology and computation, this puzzle remains open today.

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/is-there-any-odd-perfect-numbers/

Written by: Mahinsa Rajawardhana

The search for odd perfect numbers is one of the oldest unsolved problems in mathematics, captivating mathematicians for over two millennia..

24/07/2025

A smile is a universal expression that transcends language, culture, and boundaries.

written by: Anjana Udana

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/smile/

22/07/2025

Have you ever looked around your campus or school and wondered, why are we all just… studying? Why don’t we have hobbies anymore? Why does everything feel like a race we didn’t choose to run?

Written by: Eveesha Kaluarachchi

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/future-ready-or-future-heavy/

21/07/2025

Every July 18th, the world pauses to celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day—a day not just of remembrance, but of reflection and responsibility. More than a celebration of one man’s life, it is a call to action: to live, lead, and transform with integrity, compassion, and purpose. But to truly grasp Mandela’s impact, we must look beyond the surface of his legacy and into the evolution of his character—from a young revolutionary bursting with energy to a calm, visionary leader shaped by time, trial, and deep introspection.

Written by : Rukesan Sivayogan

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/nelson-mandela-day/

21/07/2025

Chess, the board game played since time immemorial. Instantly recognizable by its iconic 8×8 checkered playing board and pieces representing a medieval battle, it may well be considered the King of board games. To celebrate this game of kings, we commemorate International Chess Day every year on the 20th of July.

Written by : D. E. Balaramesh

https://fos.cmb.ac.lk/blog/long-live-the-king/